Radome compensation using matched negative index or refraction materials
US6788273B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q1/422
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A compensated radome is provided, comprising an inner layer of a negative index of refraction material, often referred to as a “metamaterial”, and an outer layer of a positive index of refraction material. The thickness of the two materials and their respective refractive indices are adjusted so that a beam of light passing through the radome is effectively not refracted. The metamaterial-compensated radomes solve the bore sight angle problem with a minimum of complexity.
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